Mahadeswara ji This is what we all used to think earlier. The red or orange fruited form is a distinct species Solanum villosum. In black fruited forms we have some with smaller shining black fruits as S. americanum and one with larger dull black fruits the true S. nigrum.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 9:21 PM, Mahadeswara Swamy <[email protected]>wrote: > It is Solanum nigrum, a commom weed in South India. I have seen plenty > around Mysore city. It is commonly called 'ganike gida' in Kannada. The > plants are also sold as greens 'ganike soppu'- higly medicinal value, > especially for mount ulcers, redishness of ulcers due to vitamin > deficiency. Fruits are edible (ganike hannu) and cherished by children / > everyone. There are varieties with red fruits. > > --- On *Mon, 25/10/10, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:51881] Solanaceae member > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]>, "Satish Phadke" < > [email protected]>, "Dr. Pankaj Kumar" <[email protected]>, "TANAY > BOSE" <[email protected]>, "Shrikant Ingalhalikar" < > [email protected]>, "Vijayasankar Raman" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, 25 October, 2010, 10:01 PM > > > Resurfacing again for ID confirmation > > Earlier feedback > > Pankaj ji & Tanay..........................................Solanum nigrum > Me..............................................................Strongly > reflexed calyx in ripe black fruit, smaller shining fruits both point to S. > americanum. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Satish Phadke* > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > Date: Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 1:24 AM > Subject: [efloraofindia:49287] Solanaceae member > To: indiantreepix > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > > > Flowering last few days. > A Solanaceae member Herb.Growing wild near Hanuman Tekdi. Pune > Height 4 feet. > No thorns/prickles. > Leaves 4-5 cm ovate not lobed. > Flowers white 1cm or less. > Fruits sherical green turning to Purple black.Less than a cm. > Regards > Dr Phadke > > > > >
